Door-hanger track



(No Model.)

J. G; LANE. DOOR HANGER TRACK.

No. 407,357. Patented July 23, 1889.

N. PETERS Pholo'l Jthogmphur, Wnhinghm n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN LANE, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

DOOR-HANGER TRACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 407,357, dated July 23,1889.

Application filed May 1, 1888. Serial No. 27 2,406. (No model.)

T0 (6% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. LANE, of Poughkeepsie, in the county ofDutchess and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Door-Hanger Tracks; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention is an improved track for door-hangers. These tracks aremanufactured in suitable lengths in condition ready to be put up; and itis the object of the present invention to provide simple and effectivemeans for securing the sections to each other.

My invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1shows a perspective view of a section of track; Fig. 2 an end view,partly in section; and Fig. 3, a horizontal sectional view.

In the drawings, A represents the rail,which consists of a plain bar seton edge. This, for the purpose of supporting the tracks of a slidingdoor, requires to be supported a little distance from the walls. To givesupport in this position, brackets B are used, these being formed out ofstrap-iron, in the form shown, in which the legs are bent outwardly atthe ends to form feet which bear against the wall. A plain face isformed on the other part of the bracket as a bearing for the rail, thisface being parallel to the plane of the feet. The rail is connected tothese brackets peripherally, as shown and described in an applicationfiled by me on the 3d of September, 1888, No. 284,461; but it will beunderstood that I do not limit myself to any particular fastening forthe bracket and rail, nor to the particular form of bracket shown.

The track is usually made in sections less in length than that requiredfor a door, and the sections require for the best effect a firmconnection in order to furnish a track of uniform strength. For thispurpose I provide a clip D, formed of a single piece of sheet metal bentat right angles. One end has parallel sides and fits against the innervertical face of the bracket opposite the rail, and is held thereto bythe same bolt or rivet which holds the rail to the bracket. The otherend is made to conform to th openin gin the bracket, so that when inplace its edges may bear against the inner faces of the bracket-legs,and thus stiffen the bracket. A hole is made through this end to receivethe bolt d. The inner end of the rail is flush with the edge of thebracket and the outer face of this end of the clip, and the sectionsthus made are connected to each other by passing the bolt through theadjacent clips of the two sections placed side by side. A nut on thebolt holds the sections securely together, and the bolt, by reasonof'the clip fitting the bracket and having hearings on the legs thereof,forms practically a splice to resist verticalstrain as well as to afforda longitudinal connection. The feet are perforated to receive screwswhich hold them to the wall.

I claim as my invention I11 combination with the rail A and brackets B,a coupling-clip the ends of which are bent at right angles to each otherand provided with holes, one of which receives the rivet which holds therail to the bracket, and the other lies between the legs of the bracketand is provided with a bolt to connect it to the adjacent section,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. LANE.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. SHERMAN, J. W. RUST.

